BCS Integrates with Employee Navigator for Seamless Benefits Administration of EssentialCare Group Products

BCS announces its latest benefits innovation with an integration into leading benefits administration platform Employee Navigator

CHICAGO, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BCS Financial today announces a new partnership with Employee Navigator, a leading benefits administration platform. The partnership will allow brokers and their employer clients the ability to seamlessly enroll in and administer BCS's award-winning EssentialCare accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity product lines.

Partnership benefits include:

• A simple, easy-to-set-up integration that establishes a carrier connection to BCS
• Automated enrollment processes that reduce billing issues and eliminate dual entry
• Access to first-of-their-kind optional riders, and other innovative features and benefits, on BCS EssentialCare products

"Whether we are crafting simple benefit plan designs, or building robust products with innovative, first-of-their-kind riders, our goal has always been to provide easy-to-use and flexible supplemental health solutions for employers," said Andrew Neslin, Head of Supplemental Health Solutions at BCS. "This partnership represents another step to simplify the experience for our broker partners, and improve the benefits experience for customers."

More than 7,000 brokers already use Employee Navigator for benefits administration, real-time payroll integrations, and more. BCS EssentialCare accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity products, which provide lump-sum benefits to help cover the costs of unexpected health events, will be available on the platform in March, at no cost to brokers / agencies.

"At Employee Navigator, our goal is to reduce the administrative burden facing brokers and make administering benefits easier for HR. This partnership with BCS Financial provides seamless, integrated benefits administration and will lead to a positive enrollment experience for brokers, employers and participants," said George Reese, CEO, Employee Navigator.

BCS is wholly-owned by all Blue Cross Blue Shield licensees and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and has more than 75 years of experience delivering a wide range of insurance and financial services. For more information about BCS and its supplemental health solutions, visit bcsf.com or essentialcare.com.

About BCS Financial
BCS Financial Corporation has more than 75 years of experience delivering a wide range of insurance and financial solutions for Blue Cross and Blue Shield organizations and commercial markets nationwide. Through its subsidiaries, BCS Insurance Company and 4 Ever Life Insurance Company, BCS is licensed in all 50 states and is rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best. BCS Financial is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. Learn more at bcsf.com.

About Employee Navigator
Founded in 2008, Employee Navigator is a trusted benefits and HR software company integrated with over 500+ of the nation's leading insurance carriers, payroll companies, and TPAs. Serving over 170,000 companies and 6,000+ brokers across the country, Employee Navigator simplifies benefits management for businesses of all sizes. For more information, visit http://www.employeenavigator.com/

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SOURCE BCS Financial